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TRUNK LOCK Filed Feb. 6, 1922A af 2 a y hw/@Zi J JJM7%%W Mm :l l l fTaR/YEY Patented Feb. 10, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT AOFFICE.

ELMER B. STONE AND STUART W. PARSONS, OF NEVI BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, AS-SIGNORS TO THE AMERICAN" HARDWARE CORPORATION, OF NEW BRITAIN, CON-NECTICUT, A. CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

TRUNK LOCK'.

Application led February 6, 1922. Serial No. 534,309.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, Emana B. S'roite and STUART W. Pensons, each acitizen of the United States, and a resident of New Britain, in thecounty of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented new andImproved yllrunk Locks.j of which lthe following is a specification.

Our invention, while not limited in its nature of use, relates moreparticularly to the class of devices employed for locking the covers oftrunks or similar receptacles to the bodies thereof, and an object ofour invention, among others, is to provide a lock for such purposes thatshall he extremely durable and particularly eflicient for theI 'purposesdesigned.

@ne form of device embodying our invention and in the construction anduse of whichthe objects herein set out, as well as others, may beattained, is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure1 is a face view of a trunk lock embodying our invention.

Figure 2 is a view in cross section through the same on a plane denotedby the dotted line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a view in central lengthwise section through the same.

Figure `4 is a detail view in' lengthwise section through a fragment ofthe lock showing its manner of operation.

In the accompanying drawings the numeral 5 indicates a lock plate thatis adapted to be secured to a trunk, usually the body thereof, orsimilar receptacle in any suitable manner, and 6 denotes a catch plate,also adapted to be secured to a trunk, usually the cover, or likereceptacle. This catch plate has a rib 7 stamped up from the metalcomprising the plate and extending substantially parallel with theborder at a short distance therefrom, providing flanges through whichscrews, rivets or like fastenings may be extended. This rib is ofconsiderable width and forms a recess 8 on `the face of the plate.` AcatchA block 9 is secured to the catch plate within the recess 8 in anysuitable manner, this block being of such size that its ends are spacedfrom the sides of the recess sufficiently to permit a link 10 to bereceived in such space, said block having a groove 11 in its upper edgeto receive the link for the purpose of secur ing the edge of the trunkcover to the body.

n. sealing passage 12 is formed through the block, as particularly shownin Figure 8, to receive a sealing wire 18, that is eX- tended throughsaidpassage and around the link 10, the ends of such wire being securedas by a seal 14 in any well known manner common to structures of thisclass. A hasp receiving groove 15 is formed in that edge of the catchblock opposite the'groove 11 for the purpose of receiving the edge of ahasp in a manner to be hereinafter described.

An important feature of this invention resides in the manner of securingthe block 9 to resist sepa-ration of the edge of the trunk body andcover. This block may be secured against the surface of the catch plateby riveting, welding, or other fastening means, and a supporting lip 16is formed at the edge of the recess 8, and as clearly shown in Figures 3and 4 of the drawings. The block 9 rests with its lower edge squarelyagainst this lip and thereby a particularly strong and effective meansfor resisting separation of the body and cover is provided.

A hasp receiving recess 17 is formed at the upper edge of the lock plate5, extending to and opening out of the edge of said plate, as does alsothe recess- 8 in the catch plate. This recess 17 is formed as bystamping the metal to shape, and it is lo- `cated between the side partsof a bounding rib 18 extending around the plate substantially parallelwith its edge, as does the rib 7 on the catch plate. A hole 19 is formedthrough the plate as by stamping, and a bor; 2O is secured to the backof the lock plate to close said hole 19 and form a Pocket for a lockcase 21 secured in any suitable manner to a hasp 22. A flange 23 isformed at the edge of the hole 19, such flange providing a shoulderunderneath which locking bolts 24 engage to retain the hasp in itslocked position. The mechanism within the lock case may be of anydesired coustruction.

A. hasp supporting block 25 is secured in the recess 17 against a haspsupporting lip 26, this support-ing lip being similar to the lip 16 enthe catch plate hereinbetore described, and to support the block againsta force tending to separate the cover from the body. Otherwise the blockis secured to the lock plate in any desired manner.

Ears 2T are formed at the end ot a ange 28 extending along the edges otthe hasp 22, these ears being formed by increasing the width of theflange 28 at this point and by bending a fold 29 of the metal backwardlyupon itself` to increase the thickness of such ear, and' as shownparticularly in Figure 2 oli the drawings A pivot 30 extends through theblock and through the ears 27 te piyotally attach the hasp to saidblock, and the link l0 is secured to the ears 27 at a point somewhatreinored trom the pivot 30, the link being formed 'from a rod of metalbent into rectangular shape and the tree bent ends ot such link beingextended inwardly through the ears 27.

rlhe ends of the side parts et the hasp are rounded' to enga-ge withinthe rounded groove lo in the catch blofk 9, and these rounded ends areso formed with respect to the pivot that cover lifting cams 3l areprovided, from which it will be seen, as illustrated in Figure that whenthe hasp is moved outwardly to disengage it from the lock plate theselifting cams acting within the groove 15 will cause the cover to beforced upwardly to ay slightextent. In structures of this class itfrequently happens that the cover will stick, and often timesconsiderable torce is required to disengage it from the body et thetrunk. rl'he cam features just described provides means whereby thecover, under such circumstances, is, in a sense, automaticallydisengaged, as such disengagement follows the necessity of swinging thehasp outwardly to disengage it from the lock plate.

A sealing tongue 32, shown as broken away in l `igure 3 olf thedrav-Jings, extends from a liange 33 on the lock case 2l, this tonguebeing bent around the lower edge of the flange 28 on the hasp and itstree end being extended outwardly between said flange and the endportion of the rib 18, as shown in Figure 3 of the drawings. A sealingwire 3e' may be extended through a. hole in the tongue 32 and throughholes in op` posite sides et the rib 18, and a seal 35 may be secured tothe wire in any manner common to devices of this class.

Te claim l. A lock including a plate, a supporting lip projecting fromthe edge et said plate in a direction at right angles thereto, and ablock mounted on said plate and having its edge located for support bysaid lip.

2. A lock including a plate having a recess, a supporting lip projectingfrom the edge et said plate and recess in a direction at right paarseangles thereto, and a block mounted on the plate within the recess andhaving its edge located tor support by said lip.

A lock including a plate stamped to create a bounding rib to term arecess open at one end of the plate, a supporting lip projecting fromthe edge ot said plate and recess in a direction at right anglesthereto, and a block mounted on the plate within the recess and havingits edges located for support by said lip.

i lock including a plate, a supporting block secured to the lace et saidplate, and a plate hasp pivoted to the block and overlying the blockwhen the plate hasp is in a closed position.

5. il, lock including a plate, a supporting block secured to said plate7and a plate hasp movably mounted lor engagement with said block to besupported thereby and overlie the block when in a closed position.

6. it, lock including a plate stamped to create a bounding rib forming arecess, a supporting block secured to the tace of said plate within saidrecess, a supporting lip projecting in a direction at right angles fromthe edge of said plate and recess to support aid block, and a haspsupported by said block.

7 lock including a plate, a block secured to the tace of said plate andhaving a sealing passage, and a hasp supported link member mounted forengagement with said block and to be inclosed by a sealing wire extendedthrough said passage. i

8. A lock including' a supporting plate, means on said plate topivotally support a hasp, a hasp pivotally supported by said means andhaving a flange widened at one end to comprise supporting ears, and avpivot extending through said supporting means and said ears.

9. A lock including a plate, a member on said plate to support a hasp, ahasp having a bounding flange widened at its ends to provide folds, oneot which appurtenant to each end is turned backwardly against the otherto create a thickened ear, and means extending into said ears to securethem to said supporting member.

l0. A lock including a plate, a supporting member upon said plate, ahasp haring tlanges located on opposite sides of said supporting member,each lange at opposite sides ot' said supporting member being widenedand tolded over to provide a thickened ear, said supporting member beinglocated between said ears, and means extending through said ears tosecure the hasp to said supporting member.

ll. A lock including a plate, a supporting member secured to said plate,a hasp having a flange widened at its ends and folded backwardly uponitself to provide thickened ears located on opposite sides of saidsupporting member, means extending through said ears and into saidsupporting members, to pivotally secure them together, and a linkpivotally attached to said hasp and supported by said ears.

12. A look including a plate stamped to create a bounding rib that formsa recess, a lip upturned from the open end of said recess, a haspsupporting member secured to the'plate against said lip, a hasp locatedin said recess and having a flange widened at its opposite ends toprovide ears located on opposite sides o said supporting nien'iber meansfor pivotally attaching said ears to said supporting member, and a linkpivota-lly connected to said hasp and supported by said ears.

13. A lock including a plate stamped to create a bounding stifening rib,a hasp pivotally mounted on said plate, and a projection extending Jfromsaid hasp, said sti'ening rib and projection being spaced and havingseparated openings to receive a sealing Wire.

14. A trunk fastenei` including a plate, a block on the plate, a hasphaving side portions pivoted to the block, a catch plate associated withthe hasp, the ends of the side portions of the hasp being disposedinwardly of the end of the block When the hasp is in a closed and lockedposition and the ends of the side portions being of a form to extendbeyond the block when the hasp is swung to an open position for engagingthe catch plate to force the latter away from the hasp during theopening swinging movement of the hasp.

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